The American Society of Cytopathology

What The American Society of Cytopathology does

The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) is a U.S. non-profit professional society founded in 1951 and headquartered at 100 West 10th Street, Wilmington, Delaware, serving physicians (pathologists, cytopathologists), cytologists/cytotechnologists, scientists, cytopathology fellows, pathology residents, and member laboratories engaged in the cytologic method of diagnostic pathology. Its core product surface is a multi-program continuing-education and professional-development platform delivered to members across the United States and a growing international base, featuring the bimonthly peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC, hosted on ScienceDirect/Elsevier), Diagnostic Slide Seminars with whole-slide imaging via Hamamatsu and PathPresenter, the Progressive Evaluation of Competency (PEC) for ACGME training alignment, the Cyto-econference webinar series and Cytopathology Crash Course on PathLMS, the CytoCE Center, the Cytology Education Learning Lab (CELL), the Global Cytology Educational Program, and the Spanish-language Citología en Español program. The society's operating backbone combines these educational products with membership infrastructure (YourMembership), a member career platform (CytoJobs), an annual scientific meeting (74th edition in Seattle, November 4-8, 2026, with Toronto 2027 and New Orleans 2028 confirmed), a Foundation arm that disburses research, travel, and patient-advocacy grants (Investigator Grant at $25,000, Patient Advocacy Grant at $10,000, eight $2,500 travel scholarships per year, and cumulative grants exceeding $300,000), and recognition programs including the Papanicolaou, Excellence in Education, Cytologist Outstanding Achievement, President's, Volunteer Appreciation, Geraldine Colby Zeiler, and Innovations in Cytopathology Practice Awards.

ASC generates revenue through a hybrid membership and event model: tiered recurring annual membership dues (Medical $379, International Medical $160, Cytopathologist Fellow $105, Pathology Resident $50, Cytologist $119/$139 voting, Student $25, International Affiliate $98, with 2-year and Member Laboratory group discount options), Annual Scientific Meeting registration fees and exhibitor/corporate support, an online store for educational products and merchandise, paid continuing-education offerings through CytoCE, recruitment/job-posting revenue via CytoJobs, and tax-deductible donations channeled through the ASC Foundation. Go-to-market is a multi-channel professional-society motion centered on cytopathology.org, with content marketing through JASC, mid-funnel Cyto-econference webinars and CELL resources, in-person clinical engagement at the annual meeting, and bottom-funnel conversion through career services, awards, and grant programs targeted at the small, specialized global cytopathology workforce.

Name

The American Society of Cytopathology

Legal name

The American Society of Cytopathology

Website

https://cytopathology.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) is a 1951-founded U.S. non-profit professional society that provides continuing education, peer-reviewed research publishing (JASC), annual scientific meetings, fellowships, and career services for cytopathologists, cytotechnologists, and pathology trainees across the U.S. and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

SECONDARYEDAGAFAB

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYHLAFAMAA

Anatomic Pathology (Histopathology & Cytopathology)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Clinical Laboratories

Keywords

• Cytopathology professional society
• Continuing medical education
• Cytology training programs
• Medical journal publishing
• Diagnostic pathology membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from multiple member categories including Medical ($379/year), International Medical ($160/year), Cytopathology Fellow ($105/year), Pathology Resident ($50/year), Cytologist ($119/year), Student ($25/year), and others. Auto-renewal options available.
2. Annual Scientific Meeting: Revenue from the Annual Scientific Meeting including registration fees, exhibitor fees, and corporate support. 74th Annual Scientific Meeting scheduled for November 4-8, 2026 in Seattle, WA.
3. Online Store: E-commerce store selling ASC merchandise, online education products, case studies, on-demand courses, eJournal subscriptions, archives, and the Comprehensive Review Course for Cytologists.
4. Education and Continuing Education: CMLE Program Approval for continuing education credits, CytoCE Center with paid courses, Cytopathology Crash Course, Comprehensive Review Course for Cytologists, and other educational offerings.
5. CytoJobs Career Center: Career center platform for cytology job postings, generating revenue from employers posting job listings.
6. Donations to ASC Foundation: Tax-deductible contributions to the ASC Foundation supporting education, advocacy, and research initiatives. Includes various giving levels and programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The American Society of Cytopathology is a national professional membership society that delivers continuing education, peer-reviewed research publishing, fellowship training accreditation, and professional recognition to physicians, cytologists, and scientists in the field of cytopathology. Its core offerings include tiered annual memberships, the bimonthly Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC), live and archived Cyto-econference webinars, the Annual Scientific Meeting, Diagnostic Slide Seminars, the Cytology Education Learning Lab (CELL), and research grants via the ASC Foundation.

Product overview

The American Society of Cytopathology offers a comprehensive suite of professional development and educational products and services for cytopathology professionals. The organization provides a unified platform consisting of live and archived educational programming through the Cyto-econference webinar series, the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC), and case-based learning via Diagnostic Slide Seminars. Supporting professional advancement, ASC operates the CytoJobs Career Center, awards programs including the Papanicolaou Award and Geraldine Colby Zeiler Award, and research funding through the ASC Foundation Investigator Grant. Educational offerings span the Cytopathology Crash Course, Comprehensive Review Course for Cytologists, Progressive Evaluation of Competency (PEC) for trainees, the Global Cytology Educational Program, and ASC Citología en Español. The Cytology Education Learning Lab (CELL) and Cytopathology Fellowship Programs provide additional training resources. The ASC Foundation supports education scholarships, patient advocacy grants, and research initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASC Foundation: The philanthropic arm of the American Society of Cytopathology that supports education, advocacy, research, and giving programs.
• Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC)
• CytoJobs Career Center
• CytoCE Center
• Cytopathology Fellowship Programs
• CELL Website (Cytology Education Learning Lab)

Products and services

• Annual Scientific Meeting

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300,000 in cytopathology research grants awarded to date
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ScienceDirect (Elsevier)coreTechnology or IntegrationScienceDirect hosts the Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC), the official bimonthly journal of the ASC, providing online publishing and distribution platform for cutting-edge cytopathology research.
• PathLMScoreTechnology or IntegrationPathLMS powers the CytoCE Center and online education platform for the ASC, enabling delivery of Cyto-econference webinars, case studies, on-demand courses, and comprehensive review content.
• YourMembership (Powered by Education Networks)coreTechnology or IntegrationYourMembership provides membership management software powering the ASC website, member profiles, online store, event registration, and member communications infrastructure.
• College of American Pathologists FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CAP Foundation administers the Geraldine Colby Zeiler Award in partnership with the ASC, providing scholarships for cytology students based on academic performance and diagnostic skills.
• International Academy of Cytology (IAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ASC and IAC held combined meetings (e.g., 2022), featuring joint Diagnostic Cytology Seminars with expert panels from both organizations' leadership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• College of American Pathologists (CAP): The largest U.S. pathology professional society serving a broader pathologist audience than the ASC's cytopathology specialty focus. CAP is a direct comparable as a membership society offering CME, publications, proficiency testing, advocacy, and accreditation services to pathology professionals, and it already co-administers the ASC/CAP Geraldine Colby Zeiler Award.
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP): A premier academic pathology society hosting major annual meetings and peer-reviewed publications (Modern Pathology, Laboratory Investigation). USCAP overlaps with the ASC in pathologist membership and academic CME, but its scope is broader across all of anatomic pathology rather than focused on cytology.

Direct peers

• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP): A leading U.S. professional society serving pathologists and medical laboratory professionals including cytotechnologists. ASCP is highly comparable as a membership society offering certification, CE, publications (American Journal of Clinical Pathology), and a career center, and it serves an overlapping cytotechnologist member base targeted by the ASC.
• International Academy of Cytology (IAC): The international counterpart society for cytology, with which the ASC has held combined meetings (e.g., 2022) and joint Diagnostic Cytology Seminars. IAC is the most direct specialty peer in cytopathology with the same editorial board, publication, and credentialing function on a global stage.
• Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology: A smaller, U.S.-focused cytopathology society that operates in the same clinical specialty niche. It is the closest sub-specialty peer in scope and audience, sharing the gynecologic cytology and FNA practice focus and competing for cytopathologist society memberships.

Regional players

• Canadian Association of Pathologists: A national professional association for Canadian pathologists and laboratory physicians. Comparable in governance and member services to the ASC but regionally scoped to Canada, with overlapping interest in cytology education and continuing professional development.
• American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP): A U.S.-based pathology research society focused on experimental pathology with journals (e.g., The American Journal of Pathology) and annual meetings. It overlaps with the ASC's research-funding and scientific dissemination mission, especially where basic science research feeds into clinical cytology practice.
• Royal College of Pathologists (UK): The UK-based pathology professional body offering fellowship, training, publications, and examinations across pathology specialties including cytopathology. It is structurally comparable as a professional membership society but serves a UK/international constituency rather than competing directly in the U.S.

Emerging players

• Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP): A membership society for molecular diagnostics professionals offering journals, annual meetings, and practice guidelines. AMP intersects with the ASC where molecular and cytology diagnostics converge (e.g., HPV and thyroid molecular testing) and competes for adjacent pathologist mind share and CME dollars.
• Digital Pathology Association (DPA): A membership society advancing digital and computational pathology adoption, including AI-based image analysis. DPA is adjacent to the ASC as digital pathology increasingly touches cytology workflows, and the two societies overlap on educating the same pathologist audience on adoption of new technologies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyQ6XpIY-ZnS3zBj3x5q1Yw
• Facebookfacebook.com/cytopathology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-society-of-cytopathology
• Xx.com/cytopathology

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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